A Guide to Arranging Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century Harmoniemusik in an Historical Style
Description:
The wind octet was a popular ensemble of the classical period. In 1782, the Viennese Emperor formed a wind octet which specialized in playing opera arrangements. This music was used primarily as a form of background entertainment for dinners. This guide analyzes and compares the works of several well-known arrangers from the classical period in order to demonstrate arranging styles of the time. The arrangers of the period were often the performers of these various wind octets who were writing s…
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Date:
August 2015
Creator:
April Marie Ross
Partner:
UNT Libraries